Puzzle

Gruntz

Description

This puzzle game begins as the Gruntz – these are the creatures that the player controls throughout the game – are whisked off to another realm. These gruntz must venture through this new world to gather missing pieces of the Warp Stone to return home.

Most of the game requires players to lead their Gruntz through a series of mazes, where it becomes necessary to avoid “trapz,” find various “switchez” and try to recover the Warp Stone. Along the way, the army of Gruntz should grow as new “toolz,” and “toyz” (such as “beach ballz,” and “yo-yoz”) are found. There are over 60 tools to aid the players through their quest. …

Garfield

Description

Play as the fat cat himself in this interactive puzzle, adventure game. The game takes place entirely inside Garfield’s house which is presented in full 3-D.

Jon has left Garfield and Odie, the dog, alone in the house for the day. The day has been uneventful until Garfield is rudely awakened from his afternoon nap by a loud noise. He finds that Odie has made a real mess of the house… and Jon is due home in an hour!

It’s particularly difficult for cats and dogs to use cleaning equipment and supplies…but you’ll find a way to use a vacuum cleaner and other objects. You’ll get a big plate of lasagna as a reward if you get it all done before Jon walks in.

The game is controlled with the keyboard and mouse. Puzzles come in the form of “mini games.” You’ll be finding and using inventory objects as part of their solutions. …

Sheep

Description

Sheep is a sheep herding game. Unbeknownst to most people, sheep are actually aliens that were sent to observe the earth millions of years ago. In the process, they were dumbed down to the sheepish mammals we all know and love today.

In this Lemmings-inspired game, your goal is to herd sheep across 28 hazard-filled levels so they can be rescued by their educated alien cousins. You play as one of the four sheep herders. These are the humans and dogs Bo Peep, Adam Halfpint, Motley and Shep. You herd four breeds of sheep and have to protect them from the evil Mr. Pear. …

Spider-Man 2 – Activity Center

Description

Released alongside Activision’s more action-oriented interpretation of the summer 2004 film, the Spider-Man 2 Activity Center features seven movie-based puzzles and mini-games that younger children can play on the PC. Each of these activities is based on a particular scene from the movie, and all are designed to educate while they entertain. The games have three difficulty settings, to accommodate players in the four- to eight-year-old age range. The voices of film stars Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) and Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus) are featured, and players who successfully complete activities can print out special certificates featuring graphics from the film.

Join Spider-Man for some web-slinging fun through creatie and entertaing activities based on actual movie events. Peter Parker (Spider-Man) will guide you through the controls, challenges and all the fun. …

TechnoMage – Return of Eternity

Description

The fantasy world of Gothos is populated by two kinds of people: the Dreamers, who are capable of using magic, and the Steamers, whose civilization relies on technology. The two peoples live in separate areas, mistrust each other, and usually avoid contact. But more often than not, natural human feelings are stronger than anything else. A Steamer man and a Dreamer woman fell in love with each other, and the fruit of their passion was a boy whom they named Melvin. The latter grew up in Dreamertown, disliked and suspected by its inhabitants because of his mixed blood. As monsters suddenly attacked the town, Melvin was blamed for it, and expelled from his homeland. He decides to venture into the land of the Steamers and find his missing father. Naturally, this is just the beginning of a long and perilous journey, during which Melvin will become a true hero.

TechnoMage: Return of Eternity is a hybrid game that incorporates elements of adventure, role-playing, and action-based combat. Many of the game’s missions involve peaceful wandering through the environments, talking to characters, and performing tasks that often involve solving puzzles of various kinds, in an adventure-like fashion. RPG elements are present in experience points which the hero receives form eliminating enemies and completing quests. …

Bone – Out From Boneville

Description

Bone: Out From Boneville is the first graphic adventure title released by Telltale Games, a company founded by former LucasArts employees. Out From Boneville is based on the identically named comic book created by Jeff Smith, and it’s the first installment in the episodic Bone game series.

The game follows exactly the plot of the book, namely it begins with the introduction of cousins Fone, Phone, and Smiley Bone, who are lost in the desert after they fled their hometown Boneville. Their goal is to get back to Boneville, but due to several twists of fate their journey takes them to other places.

Using a traditional 3D point-and-click interface, the player must guide the three cousins through all quests, where they meet the red dragon, the rat creatures, Ted the bug, the possum kids, Thorn and Gran’ma Ben. …

Bone 2 – The Great Cow Race

Description

The Great Cow Race is the second installment in Telltale’s Bone adventure series. The three cousins Phoney, Fone and Smiley Bone have been chased out of Boneville, and end up at a farm under attack by rats. Thorn, Grand’ma Ben and Fone prepare to attend the spring festival at Barrelhaven, where a cow race is about to take place. The three main characters have different quests to solve, with interfering actions, similar to Day of the Tentacle. Smiley needs to find a cow costume to enter the race, Phoney has to influence the betting, and Fone tries to win back the heart of his lost love.

The game uses a 3D engine and a point-and-click interface. There is a backpack to store items, you can switch between characters, and there are optional hints. The mini-games from the first act have made place for more adventure elements. …

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